Thunderstorms to douse midwestern, northeastern US early next week

Drenching thunderstorms will spread from the midwestern to the northeastern United States from late this weekend into early next week.

"Potent storms will push across the Upper Midwest [late] this weekend before working their way into the eastern Great Lakes and Northeast Monday and then into the mid-Atlantic on Tuesday," according to AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Dan Pydynowski.